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I spent a year living in the UK and these are the British slang words I've permanently added to my...
INSIDER via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoI still enjoy a cups of tea back in New York.Zoe Ettinger I lived in London for a year and picked up...
17 Things Americans Say That Non-Americans Hate
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoThere are 171,476 words in current use in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. If you’re learning English for the first...
Everyone on dating apps wants banter. But what does that even mean?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAt its most thrilling, banter mimics the buildup and climax of good sex. At its most disappointing,...
‘Great British Baking Show’ Cracks Up Over Prue’s Dirty Beaver Jokes
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News UK· 10 months agoMark BourdillonSex jokes and graphic stabbing—who knew The Great British Baking Show would come to...
How has the spelling bee become cool?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoLET’S UNPACK THAT: How the American Revolution led to formal spelling contests – and the spelling bee started a revolution of its own, one that even AI...
Tea, weather and being on time: analysis of 100 million words reveals what Brits talk about most
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoJohn Gomez/Shutterstock Lovely weather today, isn’t it? Time for a cuppa? The way someone talks, and...
147 Words That Start With 'E' for Wordle and Scrabble Players
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFrom short, common words to longer, more obscure ones, knowing a variety of words that start with...
Differences Between Rational and Irrational Numbers
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoIf a number is a ratio of two integers (e.g., 1 over 10, -5 over 23, 1,543 over 10, etc.) then it is a rational number. Irrational numbers, when written...
The Pocket Guide to the Patriarchy: A book to educate yourself and your misogynistic uncle
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEXTRACT: In her first book, Maya Oppenheim explores scandalous statistics and distressing anecdotes...
From 'hammered' to 'bladdered', study finds Brits have 546 words for getting drunk
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoIn an old stand-up routine, comedian Michael McIntyre once argued that posh people can use any word...
